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First ladies : from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama /
Betty Boyd Caroli's engrossing and informative First Ladies is both a captivating read and an essential resource for anyone interested in the role of America's First Ladies. This expanded and updated fourth edition includes Laura Bush's tenure, Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Edición: | Rev. and updated ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction; 1. Setting Precedents: The First Presidents' Wives (1789-1829); 2. Young Substitutes for First Ladies (1829-1869); 3. Three Exceptions: Sarah Childress Polk, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Julia Dent Grant; 4. The Limited Promise of the "New Woman" (1877-1901); Photographs; 5. The Office of First Lady: A Twentieth-Century Development; 6. The Paradoxical 1920s; 7. Breaking Precedents and Reaffirming Old Ones (1933-1961); 8. The Turbulent Sixties; 9. New Dimensions to the Job of First Lady (1974-1993); 10. A New Generation in the White House (1993-2008); 11. Turning Points.